The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Bill Strickland, CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp. and author of “Making the Impossible, Possible,” Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Strickland’s topic is “The Art of Leadership & The Business of Social Change.” Cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Visit memphischamber.com or call 543-3571.

Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will meet Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Jim Duncan, executive director of Memphis Botanic Garden, will present “Selling and Marketing in the Nonprofit Arena.” Cost for nonmembers is $30 at the door. Visit sms-midsouth.org.

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Aug. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Jim Harvey, deputy chief of the Memphis Police Department, will discuss the Real Time Crime Center. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

The Cooper-Young Business Association will feature Underway Jazz as part of the Red Hot Summer concert series Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the gazebo at Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Cost is free. Visit cooperyoung.biz.

The Broad Avenue Arts District will hold a Broad Avenue Night Market Thursday, Aug. 22, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. between Indie Style Market and West Memorials on Broad Avenue. Cost is free. Visit broadavearts.com.

The Cotton Museum will host a free book talk with William Ferris, author of “The Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists,” Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. at the museum, 65 Union Ave. “The Storied South” features interviews with 26 Southern artists and thinkers, including Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger and Alice Walker. The talk includes a museum tour and reception. Visit memphiscottonmuseum.org.